If I had bought IEF
If I had bought IEF
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into IEF
a week ago-0.1%$100 → $100
a month ago-1.8%$100 → $98
since our history starts, August 19, 2026-4.2%$100 → $96
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying IEF
Over the last 37 days IEF closed between $88.43 (October 5, 2026) and $93.51 (August 25, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $101 today; at the high, $96. The current price $89.43 is above 5 of those 37 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 14% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves IEF by 1.0%: a $1,000 position swings about $10 a day.
Low of the stretch$88.43 · $100 → $101
High of the stretch$93.51 · $100 → $96
Share of profitable dates14% · 5/37
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.